Regulation 2 Amendment of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001

In paragraph 31 of Part 10 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 (payments to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings for the purposes of earnings-related contributions)^f1, for sub-paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1)

A payment of compensation made by the Department for Business and Trade to a person eligible under the Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme announced by His Majesty’s Government on 13th March 2024 who—

(a)

has a conviction involving the Horizon System^f2 quashed by legislation or by a court,

(b)

received a caution of any kind for an offence involving the Horizon system,

(c)

in Scotland received an alternative to prosecution within the definition given in section 4(5) of the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Act 2024^f3, or received a purported alternative to prosecution from Post Office Limited^f4, or

(d)

was the subject of a criminal prosecution involving the Horizon system but was not convicted.”.